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Fern Shubert

Fern H. Shubert is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-fifth Senate district, including constituents in Mecklenburg and Union counties. An accountant from Marshville, North Carolina, Shubert served in the State House from 1994 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2002. She served in the State Senate from 2002 to 2004, where she was the Republican whip.

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Fern Shubert
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 35th district
In office
January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005
Preceded byAaron Plyler (Redistricting)12
Succeeded byEddie Goodall3
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 34th district
In office
January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003
Preceded byO. Max Melton4
Succeeded byCurtis Blackwood (Redistricting)56
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999
Preceded byBobby Griffin7
Succeeded byO. Max Melton
Personal details
BornFern Haywood Shubert
(1947-08-30) August 30, 1947
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseJerry8
Children28
Alma materDuke University (BA)9

Fern H. Shubert (born August 30, 1947) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-fifth Senate district, including constituents in Mecklenburg and Union counties. An accountant from Marshville, North Carolina, Shubert served in the State House from 1994 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2002.10 She served in the State Senate from 2002 to 2004, where she was the Republican whip.11

Life and career

Before it folded, she wrote a column for The County Edge, a weekly publication in Union County, and she has continued to comment on local political issues, including opposition to a proposed half-cent prepared food and beverage tax intended to help fund a civic center in Monroe.

Shubert was one of the candidates for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to challenge Governor Mike Easley in the 2004 election. The sole woman in a field of six contenders for the GOP nomination, Shubert campaigned as an outsider to the party establishment, but placed fifth in the primary, gathering only 4% of votes cast.

Shubert ran to return to her old Senate seat in 2010.12 She lost the Republican primary on May 4 to Tommy Tucker.13 In 2012, Shubert filed to run for North Carolina State Auditor.14

On March 11, 2019, Shubert filed to run in the Republican primary to select a candidate for the 9th Congressional district 2019 special election, ordered by the North Carolina State Board of Elections after the Board declined to certify the race's November 6, 2018 outcome due to allegations of election fraud.15

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References

  1. "1992 Senate Base Plan #6" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  2. "INTERIM SENATE REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR N.C. 2002 ELECTIONS" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  3. "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2005-2006". Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  4. "North Carolina State House of Representatives 1999-2000". Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  5. "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  6. "INTERIM HOUSE REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR N.C. 2002 ELECTION" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  7. "North Carolina State House of Representatives 1993-1994". Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  8. "North Carolina manual [serial]". [Raleigh] : North Carolina Historical Commission. 1916 – via Internet Archive.
  9. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
  10. "NC Congressional District 9 Primaries: Candidate Rundown". 12 April 2019.
  11. "Our Campaigns - NC State Senate 35 Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  12. "N.C. Senator says office doesn't pay the bills - Politics - NewsObserver.com". Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  13. "State Board of Elections - Primary Election Results".
  14. 2012 Election Tracker Archived 2011-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  15. "State Board of Elections Candidate Detail List" (PDF). 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2019-03-11.